[Orion's Daily Ramblings] Pre-Produced Drama "Are You Human Too" Releases First Stills2017/11/29
It's been a while since we last heard from the drama, but the production team has been hard at work. "Are You Human Too" has finally released some stills of its leads and a couple of other characters. The series was filmed between June and November of this year and it is entirely pre-produced, but also carries quite the hefty budget of 10 billion won (about 9.2 million US dollars). It is currently in post-production to add some final touches before release next year,...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Masked Prosecutor" Episode 92015/07/08
After the midway point of "Masked Prosecutor" Min-hee began to fill out as a character. In this episode especially she shows significant growth as her past comes to haunt her and she loses the composure for which she has been known. Alongside her walks Dae-cheol and his sidekick Ho-sik propels him into realization: he must use the mask for justice and not for revenge. I've been hoping to see Dae-cheol to learn to be powerful as a prosecutor, but the show wants him to fight on the side of justice rather than use the mask for personal reasons,...More

[HanCinema's Drama Review] "Masked Prosecutor" Episode 12015/06/02
While "Masked Prosecutor" was tonally undecided in its first episode, it did deliver a compelling backstory and give impetus to watch the next episode. The cast is strong and the younger generation performs so well that it makes me hope to see them for many more trips to the past. This first episode mostly focused on how the main characters came to choose their current careers,...More

[HanCinema's Film Review] "I Am a King"2015/02/14
History and the historical genre are things usually treated with a straight face in Korean cinema and television. There are times, however, when a historical setting is merely used as a background to stories in genres for other types of audiences. Much like films "Detective K" and 'The Grand Heist', 'I Am a King' is set during the Joseon dynasty and uses parts of history to essentially tell a comedic 'The Prince and the Pauper' story,...More

Kim Hee-won to star in "Angry Mom"2015/02/11, SourceKim Hee-won is starring in "Angry Mom" according to his agency.
He plays the role of Ahn Dong-chil. He is short-tempered and nasty but knows how to get along with the world. He was the head of the Seven Stars Gang in Busan in his 20s until he was spotted by Hong Sang-bok (Park Young-gyu) and became the false chairman of Myeongsung Constructions. He's related with Jo Kang-ja's (Kim Hee-sun) sister's death,...More

[HanCinema's Film Review] "Break Out" + Giveaway2014/04/25
Hard-headed loser Bong-gu (played by Kim Seung-woo) is technically the main character of "Break Out", in that he has the most screentime, but none of the other characters are aware of this. Bum-soo (played by Kang Sung-jin) holds very strong opinions and won't shut up about them. Chul-gon (played by Cha Seung-won) is a gangster with a score to settle- specifically that he hasn't gotten paid yet. And Yeong-gab (played by Park Young-gyu) pontificates the same campaign speech repeatedly with no regard to context.
What unites all these characters is their basic feeling of helplessness against a giant crazy system that doesn't care about them,...More

"Jeong Do-jeon" first broadcast, Cho Jae-hyun shines2014/01/05, Source
The first episode of "Jeong Do-jeon" was about the scholar named Jeong Do-jeon (Cho Jae-hyun) from the era of King Gong-min. With Goryeo on the verge of becoming extinct, the drama showed the seriousness of the situation then with the death of the people who were building a tomb for the dead Princess Noguk and a feast hosted by King Gong-min.
Cho Jae-hyun is starring in his first historical drama in about 3 years and has done a good job of creating an intense atmosphere with Park Young-gyu in the role of Lee In-im, a highly powerful figure,...More

[Movie Review] "I Am A King"2012/08/09, Source
"I Am a King" is a movie based on the fairytale "The King and The Beggar" about a king and a beggar who look the same, switching places. "I Am a King" was released on the 8th and is the Chosun version of the "The King and The Beggar".
In the accounts of history, the movie grew from the fact that general Chungnyeong before he became King Sejong, read books until his butt was sore and was a timid and weak character who didn't like to go outside. This movie talks about the three months that wasn't recorded down in history after general Chungnyeong was installed as prince until he rose to the throne,...More

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